Raul Allegre
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| Raul Allegre | |
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| Date of birth | June 15, 1959 |
| Place of birth |  Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico |
| Position(s) | Place kicker |
| College | Texas |
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| Team(s) | |
| 1983-1985 1986-1991 1991 |
Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts New York Giants New York Jets |
Raul Allegre (born June 15, 1959) is a former American football place kicker in the NFL. In his career he has played for the Baltimore Colts, the Indianapolis Colts, the New York Giants, and the New York Jets. Although he was not known for a having a big leg, he was a clutch kicker for the Giants from 1986-1989. During the team's Super Bowl run in 1986, he kicked two game-winning field goals in consecutive weeks in a crucial mid-season stretch. In 1989, he stunned the Washington Redskins at RFK Stadium on the season's opening week as he booted a game-winning 52 yard field goal as time expired.
In 1991, after kicking for the Giants in a Monday night encounter against Washington, he was released and signed by the New York Jets. In the season finale at Miami, Allegre tied the game in the waning moments and won the game and a playoff berth for the Jets in an overtime thriller. He retired following the 1991 season.
Currently he's broadcasting NFL games to Latin-America on ESPN
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